Mississippi Code Title 49. Conservation and Ecology § 49-27-6

(a) “Marina” means a facility providing more than twelve (12) mooring spaces for boats that may provide supplies and services including electricity, fresh water, fuel or sewage collection facilities.

(b) “Public marina” means a marina that offers mooring spaces and docking facilities for lease by the general public. Public marinas include recreational and commercial marinas, and they require a “C” for commercial or “I” for industrial use designation.

(c) “Private single-family or multi-family pier” means a pier that is part of an adjacent single-family home subdivision or multi-family condominium or apartment development that provides mooring spaces and docking facilities restricted for use by only home owners or tenants of the adjacent development. Private single-family and multi-family piers with twelve (12) or fewer mooring spaces are compatible with a “G” for general use designation. Private single-family and multi-family piers with more than twelve (12) mooring spaces require a “C” for commercial use designation. Commercial vessels may not be moored in a multi-family pier.

(d) “Yacht club marina” means a marina that restricts mooring spaces and docking facilities to members only of a private association organization. Yacht clubs require a “C” for commercial or “I” for industrial use designation.